Taking place in the very heart of Southampton, Common People is a new two-day music festival brought together by Bestival and Camp Bestival founder and organiser Rob Da Bank.

Given this, it should be unsurprising that Common People shared much of its DNA with its festival brethren – from the range of eclectic acts that played over the weekend to the all-ages friendly vibe that spread throughout the festival’s duration.

Both days saw a diverse mass descend on Southampton Common to be entertained by a raft of DJs in the Big Top stage by acts such as Derrick Carter whilst the smaller Uncommon stage was dedicated to hosting small locally based indie bands such as Jaws, Pale Seas and riotous guitar-and-drum duo RickyFitts.

While the tents offered delights to entertain, it was the acts appearing on the main stage that enticed the audience in.

Saturday saw much of the attendees take part in an early morning fitness class led by TV personality Mr Motivator before an array of acts such as up and coming rapper and pop artists George The Poet; as well as dance-infused, mass-pleasing sets from acclaimed DJs Jaguar Skills and DJ Yoda before the hip-hop trio De La Soul helped liven things up further by forming such classics as Me, Myself And I.

It was Saturday night’s headliner and Brighton resident FatBoy Slim who was the main draw for the 30,000 people in attendance. Having invited The Medina Community Choir to join him start his performance off, it saw them take to the stage for a vocal performance of Right Here, Right Now that soon descended into an electronic mash up with Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat. From this point it grew into an hour-and-a-half long set of hard-hitting beats, familiar samples and dance-inducing rhythms.

Sunday followed a similar trajectory - Craig Charles spun a funk and soul-based set on the main stage before Bestival regulars The Cuban Brothers gave a risqué humoured performance of theatrical entertainment. Riotous duo Slaves may have given the afternoon an injection of punk spirit with Band Of Skulls also adding to the day’s rock quota but it was the clean pop of chart regulars Clean Bandit and Years And Years that impressed the gathered crowd the most.

With the festival seeing an attention grabbing and highly visual performance from Slave To The Rhythm singer Grace Jones before a fireworks display ended the festival.

Many will hope that Common People was not a one-off and that it becomes a mainstay of the festival calendar.

Four stars